From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-10-27T16:16:33+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23603] Re: Issues with white space [was Re: Bruce Eckel's opinion of Ruby]

>>>>> "P" == Pixel  <pixel@mandrakesoft.com> writes:

P> ts <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> writes:
>> 
>> pigeon% ruby -e 'puts((8 ; + 20) / 2)'
>> 10

P> I think the easiest way to catch this is to warn for unused constants alike
P> C's compiler:

P> % echo 'int main() { 1 ; return 0; }' > /tmp/t.c && gcc -Wall /tmp/t.c
P> /tmp/t.c:1: warning: statement with no effect

 Why ? this is usefull (this is 1.7)

pigeon% ruby -e 'def (class A; self; end)::a; puts 12; end; A::a'
12
pigeon% 


Guy Decoux